Nope, no idea what that acronym means.

I do wonder what traits the wealthy would tend to select for.

I don’t think rich people want their kids bashing their brains in playing football. They want to watch the lower classes play in their gladiator battles for the wealthy’s entertainment. So if selecting for physical attributes, I see it being more around aesthetics than athletics.

And they can select for intelligence, but they’d have to figure out how to not increase mental issues that correlate with intelligence. It’s a pretty complicated relationship. And intelligence + education opportunities only gets so far without personality and random chance. Heck, I could point to some rich people who don’t seem to value intelligence at all.

If I could select for one thing, I would select for a strong immune system. Make a solid physical foundation for a person to build on and make their life of their own decisions.

I’m preparing to move and combine households soon. For shits and giggles, we’ve been tallying up screens and projectors for just us two adults. We’re at 25 so far. Proooobably time to trim down the hobby gear some.

I don’t really remember it being advertised much. And the few folks I know who saw it weren’t familiar with Nic Cage’s less mainstream action flick work so they were really thrown by his character.

Who knows if they see things this way, but this is how I see it.

I’ve organized hikes open to beginners. Like zero-experience beginners, leaning into the “no experience needed” inclusivity. We would get people doing dangerous things. Like bringing soda instead of water for a multi-mile hike in the heat of summer. Flip flops instead of shoes. One guy came with a 100 lb pack to “prepare for a backpacking trip” but needed to start at base cardio and ability to walk 5 miles unweighted. Asthmatic and didn’t bring their inhaler. Allergic to bee stings and didn’t bring an epi pen. And yes, overly warm clothes for a hot weather hike.

So the directions were written to least common denominator and with our own liability in mind. If anyone broke any of the rules we laid out, we didn’t want to take responsibility for them on the trail. All of it was intended to be consistent and that we prepare and behave in a safe manner at all times.

No water? Sure, folks will share in an emergency but don’t create the emergency by not bringing water.

Inappropriate clothing/shoes? No one wants to deal with your heat stroke, blisters, cold, sunburn, etc, so don’t come.

Meds needed? You must bring them and administer yourself, we do not take any responsibility.

Unable to read and follow these simple instructions? This hobby group is not for you. Part of being a beginner is listening to the guidance of the people inviting them along. Come back some other day when you’ve read through the rules and will follow them.

The 1998 one. If you do search it out, make sure to go for the Director’s Cut. The theatrical release has a voiceover in the first few minutes that spoils the whole movie.

One of the few movies where the Director’s Cut substantially changes things for the better.

Dark City. When the city transforms overnight. I wish there was more behind the scenes footage of how they pulled some of them off.

Yeah, it’s just so much clumsier than I’m used to. So lazy.

Am I hallucinating or is Paramount not blatantly comparing two different things?

The boycotters won’t work with Israeli film production companies. Paramount is equating it to silencing individual Israeli artists. I don’t see anyone saying they won’t wlork with Gal Gadot and Natalie Portman anymore because they’re Israeli.

Are you talking about Kirk or some having the inability to identify what is going in Gaza as a genocide? I care a lot more about the latter.

Friendly reminder this isn’t a US-centric sub. Even then, I am in the US and it’s still too vague for me to understand what you’re asking.

I think you found a connection on like 5% of what vestal virgins were. Reading the Wikipedia article you linked, paragraphs upon paragraphs don’t map. Vtubers aren’t religious, they don’t get killed if they aren’t chaste, their partners aren’t murdered if caught, they aren’t selected as children and forced to work for 30 years, they don’t have to keep some lamp lit, they aren’t traded about for political maneuvering.

You’re going to see just as much in common across the millennia among those in “the oldest industry”.

I’ve been traveling and not reading news for a couple days. This thread has been a hell of a way to hear about the shooting. Took me to the second comment to smell it.

Just change your input to HDMI or whatever from the computer and ignore the Roku part.

Sit in the dark with ear plugs in and do bee breath for a few minutes.o

I was responsible for hiring some folks for a commercial spot. So yes, I literally picked them out of a binder the company had based on looks. Then we slapped fake glasses and white coats on them to ugly them up into the world’s sexiest scientists. That day felt like it could have easily turned into a porno set.

I would ask her for something in a soft, jeweled red tone “skipping big social event to stay home with two friends and a movie instead” type pajamas.

My salary and savings increased to where I’ll be ok financially if I get fired. I can’t fully retire, but would have plenty of time to find another job. The knowledge I’m financially secure really helps when holding onto my internal “this person is an idiot, ignore them”.

Yes! Add shakshuka to the list as well. It’s a middle eastern dish with eggs poached in a spicy tomato sauce. Also some similarities to a Chinese egg and tomato stir fry.

You can be sued for a lot of things the US. Whether they win their case against you is a separate question.

Are you aware of a case where someone attempted to vandalize a reinforced mailbox, were injured in the process, sued, and won? Were the claims related to booby trapping? Feels like these sorts of sensational cases frequently become stories that stray pretty far from reality.

And yes, Canada also has laws against booby traps.

Do you have a non-paywalled link?

I am curious who is protesting Barbie. First thought is religious / anti-feminist regressives.

Edit: Oh, gross. This is blowing the actual events out of proportion to lean into Islamaphobia. About ten fundamentalist Muslim assholes protested the screening, which many on the French right-wing are using as justification to hate on all Muslims.